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Gallery: Before and after photos of East Harlem explosion

Firefighters battle a fire after a building collapses in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014.
Firefighters battle a fire after a building collapses in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Getty Images

TORONTO – Searchers in New York City continue to look for victims in the rubble of two apartment buildings, following a deadly explosion.

A gas leak triggered the blast Wednesday morning on Park Avenue near 116th Street in East Harlem.

READ MORE: Searchers go through rubble of NY buildings where at least 7 killed in explosion

At least seven people have now been pronounced dead after bodies were pulled from the debris overnight.

More than 60 people were injured.

IN PHOTOS: East Harlem apartment building explosion

The photos below compare what parts of the neighbourhood looked like before and after the explosion using images from Google Street View and The Associated Press.

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BEFORE:

A Google Street view before the site of a building explosion on Wednesday March 12, 2014 in New York. Google Streetview

AFTER:

An excavator removes debris from the site of a building explosion, Thursday, March 13, 2014 in New York. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

BEFORE:

A Google Street view before the site of a building explosion on Wednesday March 12, 2014 in New York. Google

AFTER:

Emergency crews respond to an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. AP Photo/Jeremy Sailing

BEFORE:

A Google Street view before the site of a building explosion on Wednesday March 12, 2014 in New York. Google

AFTER:

Emergency workers respond to the scene of an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. AP Photo/Jeremy Sailing

BEFORE:

A Google Street view before the site of a building explosion on Wednesday March 12, 2014 in New York. Google

AFTER:

Emergency crews respond to an explosion and building collapse in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. AP Photo/Jeremy Sailing

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